Railway-bed structure



March 16 1926.

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G. W. MULLER RAILWAY EnsTRUcTURE Filed July 9, 1925 March 16 1926.

G. W. MULLER RAILWAY BED STRUCTURE Filed July 9, 1925 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 S @ze Patniea Mar. 16, 1926.

UNITED STATES [PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W.- MULLER; or WASHINGTON, Dis'rnrer or COLUMBIA.

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App*iicajafon'A ala Juiy 9, i325. seriai nafiasii.

qualities of the rails and the vsupporting bedl or foundation, to withstand the material increase of the weight ofthe present rolling stock. f

`finother object oitv the .invention ist'o provide a railway tract structure formed ot a plurality ot' superimposed members disposed in longitudinal alignment with the Yjoints between-the members breaking, or in sta-ggered relation. Y

Another object of the invention is to provide a railway track structure formed otY a plurality of superimposedmembers in longitudinal alignment witl'i'the joints between the members breaking or in staggered relation and with cross ties vbetween certain of the members.

Another Object of the invention is to providea railway tie of improved construction and increased weight, strength' and pressure resisting qualities.

ith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specically pointed'out in the claims, andin the drawings illustrative* of the preferred embodiment; of the 'inven-` tion:

the abutting ends of a pair of the rails including the joint by wliioh'tliey are connected, and end views of a plurality of the improved ties.

Figure 2 is aplan view ot the parts shown in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the improved ties and 'the topv or ruiming rail and the under rail or` support, the rails being in" transverse section. p y

Figure l is a plan view of the yparts shown in Figure 3. n V i p Figure 5 is a side elevation enlarged, of sections ot one of theimproved upper or running rails and one ofthe lower or sup- Figure l is a side elevation of portions of rporting rails with one of theiinproved ties in transverse section on the line 5 5 ot Figure' Q, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure G a side elevation oi the parts shown in Figure 5, withV the rails in transrerse section on the line 6 6 or' Figure 5.

p .N iguie t is a plan view, on a reduced.

scale, of a section of a railway track, illustrating the construction and the manner of arranging and coupling the terminals of tlie members.

Figure 8 is a side View ot the shown in Figure 7.

struct-ure Figure 9 is a detail, enlarged, illustrating.

a modification in` p' the construction.'`

The very material increase in the size and if'feightot' locomotives, carsand oth'errolling stock or railways atV the present time necessitates lthe corresponding Vincrease in weight, strength, and resisting power of the.

rails, ties and foundationor bed portions,

to yenable theinto withstand the increased strain and pounding action of the relatively heavy trains, especially when running at highk speed, andthe principal object of the present invention is toY provide a construction of increased strength y and resisting power which will effectually support the rolling stock andprevent deflection of the rails and tiesv` and 'the resultant uneven niotion of the vehicles kpassing over the rails.

The improved tieis formed with a body of concrete or other plastic material and is portion laterally extended as ,shown at ll andr with drainage guttersl intermediate the sides and sloping fromv the center toward the ends, as shown in Figure 3.

Embedded f-within the concrete body are a plurality of slightly yieldable members 13 ot' wood or the like., anda plurality of reinforcing elements indicated at kl-i.

The members 14 may be of any required form, for instance, sheet-s of metal with a plurality of clefts out therethrough in staggered relation and the cleft metal drawn apart to separate theibands between the clefts in a well lknown ina-nner,

The webs thus kcleft and separated being l point where the main or upper load bea-rrepresented as a whole at 10, with a .base-9U ingr rails are to pass is a bearing' block of wood, or like material, to relieve the shock, which is designated by the numerals 15.

The improved rail is `formed of a lower or base portion includinr a tie llange` '16 and web portions 17, the latter having;r its upper terminal 1S formed with inclined sides.

The wearing portion of the rail comprises a head l5) and web 26, the head portion hav ing' a longitudinal channel 2l to receive the tapered head lo ot the web lT, as shown.`

In the ,torni ot the .rail illustrated in Fig;- ures I3, el, 5 and 6, hea d portions l5) are shown at each side ol? the web 1T, and each with a longitudinal channel 2l, one head portion bearing upon the upper tace of the tie flange 16. as shown in Figures l and 6. The rail portion thus constructed may be reversed to bring either head portion uppern'iost, and thus present either head 'for engagement by the rollingl stock.

The construction ot' the rail is the subjectanatter of a separate application, and needs no 'further description.

Bearingl beneath the tie structures and in longitudinal alignment with the bearing rail is a support which may be old worn out rails ot the ordinary colistruction, as shown.

The 'flange portions 16 ot' the upper rails are secured in position upon the blocks lo by clamp members Q3, while the lower sup ports are held in position upon the lower face of the tie by like clamp plates 24, the two sets of plates being coupled through the body of the tie by a novel arrangenient ol clamping devices as illustrated in Figure Embedded in the body ol the tie in alignmentwith the clasp members 23 and are sleeve devices 25, each sleeve being,r enlarged at the upper end as represented at 26 to hold them trom niovement downwardly through the tie.

Each sleeve is internally threaded with right and lett hand threads, as represented in Figure and engaging the right hand thread is a clamp bolt 2T provided with a wrench receiving' head 28, each bearing' on one oi the clamp plates 2?, whih` a like clamp holt 29 is lett hand threaded to enagage the left hand thread ol each sleeve and each with a wrench receiving head lo bearingv upon one el the clamp plates 24.

` 'hen the ties are disposed in position the clamp members 24- and the clamp bolts Q9 are applied, to rigidly couple the lower rails 22 to the lower wider faces ol the tios` and the lower rails embedded in the ballast, indicated at 3l. By this means the ties are lirmly anchored to the lower rails and the latter .firmly anchored in turn in the ballast or other foundation.

The bearing blocks 'l5 are then disposed in position and the base portion 16 of the upper rail device disposed on the blocks and the clamp plates 23 and bolts 2T applied to lirmly couple the base ot the upper `ail in position. Then the rotation of the bolts 2T by a wrench or the like applied to the heads 2S will result in a binding lorce to firmly clamp the parts together.

By this arrangement the lower rails Q2 are lirmly coupled to the ties lfrom beneath and the upper rail devices lirmly coupled to the ties from above, and independently of the lower rail.

The lateral enlargements Q6 olE the sleeves operate `as stops to prevents the sleeves being pulled out ol the ties when strain is applied by the bolts 30, while at the same time, the latter coacting with the clamps 2l and lower rails 2:13 prevent the sleeves from being drawn uliiwardly by strain applied to the bolts 2T.

After the base portions 'lo and l? ot the upper rail structures are in position as above described, the load bearing ails 19 will be applied and the clamp plates lf2 attached by the clamp bolts' 33.

interposed between the lower wider 'lface ot the tie l() and the supports is a plate 26, preferably ot one `lfourth inch steel plate, indicated at 3l, to provide a supporting yieldable or wear member to receive the jars or eoncussions between the rail and tie and absorb them and prevent them from beingl communicated to the nlaterial o'l the tie.

At their meeting ends the upper or bearing rails 19 will be rcversely beveled as shown at 35 in Figure Q, and certain ot' the clamp bolts 33 will be passed through the beveled or scart'ed portions 235, as shown.

The wide spread et the base of the improved `tie is an, important feature as the ground footing or spread ot the tie insures the safe carrying o't' a correspending;` increase in the weight olt the rolling stock, prz'ictically tour told.

The wood members lil in the vtie are also an important feature, as they operate to deadcn the sound and absorb the noise. ln addition to this the wood members decrease the weight oli the tie without decreasing the pressure resisting; qualities, but on the eontrary increase the. strength ofA the tie- The wood members may be of any suitable shape or size, and portions ol small trees or straight branches may be employed where available.

The improved tie is supported by the. usual rock ballast, indicated conventionally at 36, and the lower suliporting rails 22 will be embedded in the ballast.

The `bearingr members 15 may be partly embedded in the tie striufture, as shown at Si' in Figures l and 3.

Under certain conditions it may be found advantageous to bridge the space between the ties by a metal plate 3S having down turned ends 39 to engage the rims of the ing the two part upper rail portion formed of superposed vvmembers 16, 17 and 19, with their tern'iinals Voverlapping,the lower rail portions 29 and their confronting; terminals overlapping both the terminals of the two part upper rail portion, the ties Vbetween the upper-,and lower rail portions, the coup-.

lings kbetween the several rail portions, and the clamping means whereby the several rail portions and the ties are clamped together,

lconstitutes a truss-like structure in which feet, andthe joints of thera'il portions 19y will preferably be located about ten feet from one of the joints ofthe base rails 16 and 1'?, and twenty feetjfrom the other joint, and the joints of the lower rail mem-V bers located intermediate the joints of both members ofthe upper rail portions.

The scarfed joints 35 of one of the upper rails 18 overlap the scarfed jointsI of the other upper rail, as indicated in Figure 7, while the joints between the terminals of f one of the rail portions 16 and 17 are located intermediate the joints of the rail portions 19, and the joints between the terminals of the lower rail portions 22 are located opposite the spaces between the joints of the other rail portion 19 and opposite the spaces between thejoints of the rail portions 16 and 17.

By this means the joints are uniformly distributed throughout the whole Ylength of both of the railway tracks, and the strains and resistance correspondingly uniformly distributed, and a very rigid and firm trackage produced in `which all the parts coact to effectually resist any tendency to settle or produce unevenness of surface, especially where relatively soft or yielding portions of the road bed are encountered.

The rigid formation of the improved track forms a bridge or truss-like construction which eifectually prevents any uneven settling, as will be obvious.

A track construction as hereinl described materially reduces the tendency to washout in event oi yheavy rains or from melting` snow, and also of abnormal rain fall or snow accumulations, resulting in washouts for short distances, and the rigid construction of the track will hold it up and prevent it from settlingl into the washout portions.

The structure herein defined is of the `spaced apart and passing upwardly Ythrou laminated order which is the strongest-and most rigid construction in use, as all the parts vcoact, as before stated, to mutually support and reinforce each other.

The rigid construction materially decreases the wear and tear Vof the locomotive and other rolling stock, and correspondrepairs.

The rigid construction also verymaterially reduces the tendency of the locomotives and cars to run off or overturn, as-the tracks are held totheir true position and prevented from lateral or' vertical movement.

By the foregoing it will be obvious that the structure herein disclosed is in the nature of Va truss or bridging element in which all partsV mutually support and reinforce each other, and in event vof one or more portions being subjected to abnormal strains, the remaining portions automatically and successfully resist any tendency of the strained portion lfrom being displaced, thus compensating for any strains that may be developed at any one point throughout the structure, but all parts will be rigidly held in their true and unchangeable relation.

' rlVhat is claimed and desired to be secured byLett'ers-Patent is :ey

LA. railway` tie of plastic material, having upon its upper surface a rail cushion, the. said tie having rail-securing means .spaced apart and passing upwardly through the body of the tie, and sound deadening mem-y bers located within the body of the tie, the saidsound deadening members being` surrounded on all sides by the said plasticV material moisture tight, and the said sound deadening members comprising pieces of compressible and yielding material extending lengthwise with respect to the tie.

2. A railway tie of plastic material, having upon its upper surface a rail cushion, the said tie having rail-securing means c sh the bodyof the tie, and sound deadening members 'located within the body of the tie between the said spaced rail-securing means, thesaid sound deadening members `being surrounded on all sides by the said `they upper threads of the'sleeves and operating to bind the load bearing rails relative to the tie, and clamp bolts passing through ingly reduces the cost for maintenance and tho Said plato.y antl throaileil to engage tho othor throam-s ot' tha Slooten anil operativo to hind tho supporting rail relative to tho tio.

il. i\ aih 'ay tio oit plastic` material, sloovo ilovices vinhodiloil in the tio with right and lolrt liai'altllrrailo. moana :t'oi holdinglr saiil Shawna troni ilisplai-unn-nt rolatiii to the tio, loail hiaring railS above the tio supporting railr'i honeath tho tio, clamp holt-s throadotl to vagano ono oit tho threads of tho sloivoa :intl oiiwiatingaY to hinil tho loatl hearing' rails` rolatiw to thov tio, anil Clamp holtS thi-radial to ongl'afo tho other threads ot thiahovos :nifl oporatii'o to hinil tho faipporting rail rolatiw to tho tio.

5. ailway tio ol" plastitl material. slee-v@ iluificvs onihofltlml `in tho tio and with right; and lvlt hanil thrvail, hearing' blocks on thov tio,` loail hunting rails upon tho blocks, snpporting: rails hoi'ioath tho tira,` upper clamp limit-oh4 upon saisi hlorlis anal oxtunilinsf; o'vor tho loail hoaring' aila lower clamp (hwires lzonimth tho tios4 :intl oxtoniling over tho Sap porting' railsv` t'lanip holts oporating through tlnx oppor clamp ilovicos :mil t-hi hearing' hloolcs anil thrmiiloll to ong'ago onix oli the` throatls ot tho slr-oros, :intl clampholtaopo ating through tho lowrr olanlp ilrviris and thi-nailed to miga-1go tho other thraals ol' the Sleeves.

C. A ailway coiltraction con'ipriSing tio moinhorsq oppor rail portions ot Sapeiposoifl inonlhors hoaring'npon the tios with their terminals overlapping, means for coupling the confronting ontls ol tho upper ail portions, lowor rail members beneath the ties with the tcrniinals thorooil" overlapping tho joints of hoth portions ot the upper Iail, moans; tor Coupling tho confronting @nils ot tholowor ail inomhora, and moans 'for clamping tho sovoral rail portions and tios togfvthor.

T. A railway tio ot' plas( it' matta-inl, aleew ilovicos4 oinlicthleil in the tio with securing: moans, loail hiiaring rails ahovo tho tio, snp.- portingg' 'alla htnoath the` tio, and Clamping;` moans roaming with the alcove securing; means and op(l ating to hincl the. load hom ingr rails :mil tho supporting railS relativo to the tie.

il railway tio o'f plastic material, sleeve din-NGS oinhothlcil in tho tio with securing nwaria,k load hvarnp; rails above tho tie, snp portingl rails beneath tho tio, clamping` moans roasting with tho sloavo Securing moans anil opta-ating iiulvpondontly to hind tho loailhearing rails in conjunction with saitl Snpporting; 'aila relativo to the tio.

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